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Title: Escaping the Great Recession

Author(s): Francesco Bianchi and Leonardo Melosi

Publication Date: September 2013

Keyword(s): Bayesian methods, Markov-switching models, Monetary and fiscal policy interaction, Policy uncertainty, shock-specific policy rules and zero lower bound

Programme Area(s): International Macroeconomics

Abstract: We show that policy uncertainty about how the rising public debt will be stabilized accounts for the lack of deflation in the US economy at the zero lower bound. We first estimate a Markov-switching VAR to highlight that a zero-lower-bound regime captures most of the comovements during the Great Recession: a deep recession, no deflation, and large fiscal imbalances. We then show that a micro-founded model that features policy uncertainty accounts for these stylized facts. Finally, we highlight that policy uncertainty arises at the zero lower bound because of a trade-off between mitigating the recession and preserving long-run macroeconomic stability

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Bianchi, F and Melosi, L. 2013. 'Escaping the Great Recession'. London, Centre for Economic Policy Research. https://cepr.org/active/publications/discussion_papers/dp.php?dpno=9643